Rail anchor



April 3, 1928.

E. M. M VICKER RAIL ANCHOR Filed Aug. 2 1926 INVENTOR.

EH55? M ATTORNEY.

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EMERY IVI. ivrevrczmn, or MILWAUKEE, wrsooivsm, ASSIGNOR are '.I. I.MevIoKEmon MILWAUKEE coUNTY, wIsooNsIN. r

RAIIi ANCHOR.

' Application filed August 2, 1926. Serial naiaa no.

1926, I have described several forms of,

devices for holding railway rails against creeping. In each of theseveral forms the device is securely bound to the rail by a wedgedriveninto position against the top face of'the rail flange; Although suchdevices have proven quite successful I have discovered that the flatform of wedge heretofore employed is not readily COInfOlfmfftblQ acc toVariations in inclination of the top I of the rail flange, with theresult that'fu'll surface contactbetween the wedge and rail isnot-always obtainable. Under'such conditions the Wedging pressure isapplied over a rather limited surface area thus impairing the grippingor binding action.

One object of the present invention is the provision of a wedge for thepurposes men tioned so shaped as to avoid theabove ob-.

jections. I

' Various forms of anti-creepers have heretofore been designed whichreact directly against the tie to sustain the endthrust of the rail.Such devices ordinarily function to resist creeping in one directiononly. Another object of the present invention is the provision of meansfor rendering anti creepers of that type operable to resist creep ing inboth directions. V

Var'ious forms of anti-creepers have also been designed for positioningbeneath the rail and engageable with the opposite-sides thereof.Suchdevices have not proven entirely successful due to a'tendency towork loose and fall from the rail. Some depend for their'gripping powerupon the inherent resiliency of the metal thereof, but the severestrains imposed on the metal results in fatigue with the result thatthey soon be come loose. The use of wedges as a securing means fordevices of this type has not heretofore proven, successful because ofthe severe wear to which such Wedges, as hereto fore applied, areexposed. Another object of the present invention is the provision of Yvention.

improved; means for firmly binding or anchoring an anticreeper of thetype men'- tionedtoaraih Other objects and advantages will appear fromthe following description of several illustrative emb'odimentsof thepresentin-v In the drawings 1 Figure 1 is a planview of an anti-creeperplan V Fig. 5 is a view in elevation looking from i left to right inFigure 1.

Fig. 6 is a view in elevation ofa third 7 form of anti-creeper embodyingnovel features of the present invention. 1

Fig. 7 e is a'fragmentary plan'view, partly in section, of theanti-creeper of Figure'ifi The anti-creeper illustrated 'in'Figures 1and 2 comprises a bodygportion 10, preferably of'bar form, and providedwith a depending portion 11 adapted to abut the vertical face'12 of atie 13 The" body portion 10 isshown applied beneath andagainst the baseflange 14 of'theraihand provided at one end with an "integral upstandingportion 15'shaped to provide a hook or 'jaw 16 with the body portion 10to provide a recess 17 forre'ceiving and embracing the edge 18 oftheflange. The other end of the body portion :is. also provided with anintegral overlying the flange. The jaw16c0operates' upstanding'portion19 presenting a shoulder Y 20 for engagement with the edge 21 of theflange- A wedge 22 driven into wedg'ing engagement between the jaw 16and the top of the rail flange securely binds the body portion totherail, and the shoulder 20serves' to holdthe body portion againstmovement laterally of the rail, so as to retain the embracing recess 17in gripping position thereon.

Sufiicient clearance is provided between the jaw and} the top of therail flange so that, until the wedge has been applied, the

l t tween the embracing recess 17 and the rail flange, and creeping isthus effectively prebody portion 1O is free to swing toward orslightrocking action thejaw 16 acts asfa" 20 between the jaw and wedge.This peculiar from the base of the rail, as indicated in dotted lines inFigure 2, about the edge 18 of the flange as a fulcrum, thus permittingeasy application or removal of the body por-e 'tion. By driving thewedge 22 into position,

however, the body portion is rocked upwardly into firm contact withthe'base of the rail'and thelshoulder 2O engaged with the other edge 21of the flange.

It will be noted that, as the rail tends to creep in the direction ofthe arrow, the.

engagement of the portion 11 against the face of the tie tendsto' rockthe body portion in such direction, as to increase the grip bevented. Itwill also benotedfthat in this fulcrum, so thatthereis no rubbingcontact relation explains theabsenceof wear on the wedge. I

The wedge 22 shown is of novel form.

It is tapered from end'to end and formed with a substantially flatbottom face 23 for contact with the rail and .a transversely Q curvedtop face 24 forcontact with a simi larly formed seat 25 in the faceor'uie aw; V 16. This curved formation of wedge and commodate itself tovariations in inclination (of the top face of the rail flange, so as toseat permits the wedge to automatically ac efiect fullfacecontacttherewith. Y v V The device thus far described is. well adapted toeffectively hold the rail from j creeping in the direction of the arrow,but

' end a plate to resist creeping in the other direction re quires theaddition of other means,

26 is' provided which extends across the tie 13, The opposite ends of:this plate are bent downwardly Ito provide tongues 27 and 28 adapted tobear against the vertical face 29 of the tie andthe exposed side "faceof. the upstanding portion 19,. respectiyely. The plate isordinarilyapplied V over-the edge of the rail fiange,as indicatedin Figures, 1 and2 and secured in position by any appropriate means, such as a spike 30.The arrangement is such that when the rail tends to creep in'a directionopposite to the arrow, the-tongue 28 reacts against-the upstandingportion 19 of the anti-creeper to hold the same against movement awayfrom-the tie, and the stressthus imposed upon the plateis sustainedmainly by the rail, an upstanding jaw 16 upstanding portion 19engagement of thetongue 27 thereof against the face 29 of the tie.

The anti-creeper illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5 is similar to thatjust described in that it includes a similar body portion lO disposedbeneath the base'flange 14' of the overlying one edge of the flange,,.anpresenting a shoulder body portion 10 To this portion 15 forming a 20'for engagement with the otheredge of the flange, and a depending portion11 for engagement with a vertical face of the tie 13. A wedge 22 is alsointerposed between V and the top of the flange for the jaw 16 bindingthe anti-creeper to :the rail.

this instance however a tie plate 31 is employed so disposed between therail and tie as to project slightly beyond-the face of .the tie, andashoulder 32 is formed on the depending portion 11 for cooperation withthe'prO eQ-tmg edge of the tie-plate to prevent the a11t1-creeper andrail from lifting out of place. i This anti-creeper functions in amanner similar to the device hereinabove descrlbedto prevent therallfrom creeping 111 the dlrectlon of the arrow. A plate 26 is also rovidedfor 1'eventin cree ain in the opposite direction. The plate 26 in thisinstance is superimposed upon thetie plate'31 and anchored to the tieby; a spike 33. A recess 34- is formed in'the plate 26 for embracing theupstanding portion 15" to thereby hold the same to the tie as the railtends to creep in a direction opposite to the arrow. 5

The anti-creeper shown in Figures 6 and bind .the anti creeper to therail. in this instance, however, the tie plate 31 serves to hold theanti-creeper to the rail. To this end the tieplate is so positioned asto and the top ofthe flangeto.

portion "15".provid- 16" overlying the edge of the rail loo projectslightly beyond the tie and is provided with a recess in the overhangingedge thereof to receive and position the anticreeper. The mouth 36 ofthe-recess is preferably reduced to provide a shoulder. 37

for holdin theanti-creeper to the tie, but 7 at the same time is ofsuihcientfwidth to admit the anti-creeper and to permit the same to beturned into the working positlon shown The depending portion 11 reactsagainst the face of the tie in a manner similar tothat above describedto' hold the rail agalnst creeping in the direction of the arrow, andthe body portion 10 reacts against the shoulder 37 to hold the rail fromcreeping in the opposite direction. The de-. pending portion 11", isalso preferably pro-.

vided with shoulders 38. for cooperation with the overhanging portion ofthe tie plate to prevent the anti-creeper and rail from lif mg orrocking out of place.

Variouschanges may be made in any of the embodiments of the inventionhereinabove specifically described without departing firo-m'theinvention it's-defined in the pended claims;

I claim I r 1. An anti-creeper for railway rails com. prising a memberhaving an integral! por tion engageable beneath a: base flange of arail, an integral'portion' overlying the flange, anda wedge interposedbetween said last 7' named portion and the t'op'face of the flange foreffecting a vertical gripping pressure therebetween, said wedge havlng atrans versely curved surface coacting with said last named portion topermit the wedge to accommodate itself to variations in the inclinationof said face.

2. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a member having anintegral portion engageable beneath a base flange of a rail, an integralport-ion overlying said flange, a wedge interposed between said lastnamed portion and the top face of said flange, for effecting a verticalgripping pressure between said member and flange said wedge having atransversely .curved surface,

and a curved seat in said last named portion for receiving said curvedsurface. I

3. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a member having aportion for embracing an edge of a base flangeof a rail, said portionincluding an integral element overlying the top face of the flange, awedge v interposed between said element and the top face of the flangefor effecting a vertical binding pressure between said member and flangesaid wedge having a transversely. curved surface, and a curved seatformed in said element'for receiving said wedge.

4. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a member having-aportion engaging with and beneath a base flange of a rail, a

.versely curved surface interposed between said lastnamed portion andflange to bind said member to the rail, said overlying portion having acurved seat for rockably re ceiving and retaining said wedge.

6. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a member having aportion engaging with and beneath a base flangeof a rail, a portionengaged with one edge of the flange, and a portion overlying the otheredge of the flange, anda longitudinally tapered wedge interposed betweensaid overlying portion: and the top'face'zofthe flange-to liiit V andsolidlyretain. said: first named portion in positive! binding? contactIxwith 1 the flange.

'7. antiecreeper fort ra'il'way rails cont-I prising a; member disposed:transversely beneath a base flange of a rail, a shoulder v cent one endof said-memberengaging aver; tical edge only ofthe flange, a aw adjacentthe other end of said member overlyingthe other edge of theflange, and awedge inter posed between said jaw and the'top face'of the flange andcoacting with said top face to lift and retain said'shoulderin engagementwith saidcooperating Vertical edge.

- .8. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a member disposedtransversely beneath a base flange of a rail, an upstanding portionadjacent one end of said member. engaging one side of the flange, a jaw.adja cent the other end of said member overlying the other side of'theflange, a tie engaging portion depending from said member diprising amember'disposed transversely beneath a base flange of a rail, anupstanding portion adjacent one end of saidmember engaging one side of.the flange, means adjacent the other end of said member coacting withthe other edge of the flange to secure said member to the rail, a tieengaging portion cooperating with the tie to hold the rail from creepingin one direction, and means cooperating with saidmember and tie to holdthe rail from creeping in the opposite direction. 1 v v 10. Ananti-creeper for railway rails comprising a member having an integralupstanding portion at one end' thereof for engagement with an edge of abase flange of a rail, an integral upstanding portion at the other endthereof for cooperation with the other edge of theflange, a wedgecoacting with said last named portion to secure said member tothe'flange, and means cooperating with said member and tie to hold therail fromcreeping in both directions.

11. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a member shaped toembrace anedge ofa base flange of a rail, a wedge cooperating with saidmember to bind the same to the flange, said member having a portion for'coaction with the vertical faceof a tie-to retain the'rail fromcreeping in one direction,

and means coacting with saidmember' and tie to retain the rail fromcreeping in the opposite direction.

12. An anti-creeper for railway rails'comprising a member disposedbeneath the base flange of a rail, means on said member for engaging oneedge of the flange, meansv on f said member for engaging the other edgeof the flange to thereby secure said member to .v the rail, a tie plate,and a shoulder on said member engageable with said tieplate to preventundue lifting or rocking of. the rail.

' V 13. An anticreeper for railway rails comprisi'ngja'member disposedbeneath the base flange of a rail, means on said member for engaging theopposite edges of the flange t0 se'curesaid member to the rail, means onsaid ating with said tie plate to prevent vundue V lifting or rocking ofthe rail; 1

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my. name this29 day of July,1926.

' QEMERY M. MbViGKER.

